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July 26, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence
Halliburton pleaded guilty to destroying evidence pertaining to the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, which killed 11 men and triggered a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. POGO has obtained the criminal information outlining the governm
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
July 2, 2013
Judge Throws Out SEC Resource Transparency Rule
A federal judge has thrown out a rule that required companies to disclose payments made to U.S. and foreign governments for the extraction of oil, natural gas, and minerals.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
June 28, 2013
By Jana Persky
Video: Getting Our Fair Share from Natural Resources
Too often, people in resource-rich countries are left in poverty even as their governments bring in enormous revenues from the extraction of natural resources. To combat this problem, many countries have adopted the Extractive Industries Transparency Initi
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
June 21, 2013
By Mia Steinle
Natural Resource Transparency Must Include Local Governments
Groups that represent the interests of citizens, investors, unions, and others are championing greater openness from local governments as the United States implements the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
May 7, 2013
By Mia Steinle
Transparency on Oil, Gas, Coal Revenues Moving Forward
The U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative decided that it will include oil, gas, and coal royalties on federal lands in it scope. Other revenues, resources, and lands are still up for discussion among members of industry, government, and civil
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
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